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India and Australia face each other in the second semi-final of the 2025 Women's World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday, October 30, in a bid to book a place in the final alongside South Africa. The weather has been a massive talking point in the lead-up to the contest with intermittent rain marking its presence at the venue throughout the week. India's last league contest against Bangladesh was washed out due to rain, while the semi-final is also off to a rocky start in terms of weather. Although the toss was conducted on time, with returning Australia captain Alyssa Healy opting to bat first, players had to walk off the field after only 5.1 overs were bowled. Pacer Kranti Goud castled Healy for five runs right before the rain break, but since play resumed shortly after, no overs were lost. Unfortunately, the weather forecast does project more of such showers dispersed throughout the rest of the afternoon and evening, meaning a shortened match is very much on the cards. Although, ICC regulations dictate that there be a reserve day for the World Cup semi-final and the final, the provision will only be enforced if there is no feasible way of producing a result on the scheduled day. The guidelines also state that for a match to have a result, both teams must bat a minimum of 20 overs. If the team batting first faces more than 20 overs, then the chasing side will have a revised score to chase down in 20 overs as per the Duckworth-Lewis System (DLS). Play resumes in AUS vs IND 2025 Women's World Cup semi-final after rain eases for now After a quick inspection by the umpires, the players were asked to take the field at 3:40 IST to resume the contest. Kranti Goud completed her over, with Ellyse Perry coming in at No.3. Australia have regained rhythm almost immediately after the break in the World Cup knockout clash with a string of boundaries as the score reads 55-1 after 7.2 overs.
